A study of SST-forced variability and potential predictability of seasonal mean fields using the JMA global model

Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 717-736

  Sugi, Masato ^a,c   Kawamura, Ryuichi ^a   Sato, Nobuo ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EARTH SCIENCE AND DISASTER PREVENTION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^c METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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EID: 0041047770     PISSN: 00261165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2151/jmsj1965.75.3_717     Document Type: Article

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